Up-To-Date
A pre-Prohibition Manhattan cousin of rye and amontillado sherry, brightened by Grand Marnier and bitters. Forgotten for decades, now back where it belongs.
- 1½ ozrye whiskey
- 1½ ozamontillado sherry
- ¼ ozgrand marnier
- 2 dashesangostura bitters
- Lemon twistgarnish
- 1Add rye whiskey, amontillado sherry, Grand Marnier, and Angostura bitters to a mixing glass.
- 2Fill with ice and stir for 25 to 30 seconds until well chilled and diluted.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- 4Express a lemon twist over the surface and use as garnish.
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The Up-To-Date was published in Hugo Ensslin's Recipes for Mixed Drinks in 1916, making it one of the last major pre-Prohibition American bar guides. Ensslin was the head bartender at Hotel Wallick in Times Square, New York City, and his book was notable for being among the first to include recipes using absinthe and other then-controversial ingredients. The Up-To-Date is essentially a Manhattan variant that substitutes amontillado sherry for the sweet vermouth, with Grand Marnier adding a whisper of orange and bitters providing structural backbone. The drink fell out of circulation during Prohibition and was rediscovered by cocktail historians in the early 21st century.
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